Night Owls

Jerry glanced down at the photograph in his hand, then back up again at the woman sitting alone at the back of the cafe.

This was the girl. The girl who started it all.

All at once a blinding light coursed through the space. Jerry and the woman froze. And then a creature appeared, seemingly from the air itself.

Then it vanished. It left as quickly as is it came. Leaving Jerry and the woman wondering if the whole thing had just been a dream.